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Security & Risk 28 Oct 2026 1 min read
Neutral · Market-wide Impact · Low Confidence 4/5

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Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers

CoinDesk and Decrypt reported: Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers. The verified details are set out below.

What happened

Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers. CoinDesk and Decrypt covered the story, and 2 independent publishers are carrying it. This summary is limited to what the cited outlets reported.

Verified points

  • Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected. (Decrypt)
  • The company says recovery phrases and private keys were not involved. (Decrypt)

Caveats

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Sources

Verified claims

  • fact The breach exposed 25,964 buyer records, some retained beyond Keystone's 180-day deletion policy after an automated tool failed unnoticed.
    Source: CoinDesk
  • fact Attackers obtained the factory key used to prove Keystone hardware wallets are genuine.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact Keystone says recovery phrases and private keys were not involved in the security breach.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum's pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected.
    Source: Decrypt
  • fact The company says recovery phrases and private keys were not involved.
    Source: Decrypt

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